A well-adjusted touchpad is essential for conducting business in an efficient manner on your Dell Inspiron laptop. For example, a cursor that moves too fast or too slow can make it impossible to get ...

Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 17.3, 5000 Series, with a precision touchpad. I am experiencing the problems previously reported in your column regarding the highly sensitive touchpad. I cannot locate a ...

The touchpad’s switch on the keyboard might be switched OFF. The touchpad’s drivers might be obsolete. The settings of the touchpad might have changed. Please connect an external mouse to your system ...

Q: I've had many laptops over the years, and in that time, I've frequently experienced, while typing, my cursor suddenly jumping from one spot on my screen to another. Clearly, part of the problem is ...

Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 3558 running Windows 10. I have tried to disable and/or remove the touchpad, which I never use. I have deleted the Dell touchpad app, and it remains active. My problem is ...

Learn how to create a shortcut that opens your mouse properties to the dialog that lets you change your touch pad's settings. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

If you've upgraded to the latest iteration of Ubuntu (or any distribution with a new kernel), you may have discovered your touchpad less than ideal. Jack Wallen has the fix. I few months ago, I added ...